So the XML files cannot be converted to PO/POT? What if the headings (the XML tags in this case) were taken from the file and used in the translation files? But then it would probably still be under the GPL license.
On 4/4/13, TDO Brandano <tdo_brand...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Actually, the BSD licence is less restrictive than the GPL and can be > included in GPL projects. Essentially BSD does allow to relicence under GPL > and doesn't pose additional restrictions that would not be compatible with > the GPL. What is not possible, and what might be a problem here, is deriving > work from the original FlightGear GPL content and releasing the derivative > under a BSD licence. The problem here are the PO/POT files obtained from the > FlightGear XML. > >> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 06:17:30 -0700 >> From: ge...@deltasoft.com >> To: flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Translations >> >> On Thu, 4 Apr 2013, Saikrishna Arcot wrote: >> >> > >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > Hash: SHA1 >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I saw that Flightgear is only translated into eight languages, and am >> > planning to upload the translation files to Launchpad to allow >> > translators to translate them into other languages. I will have to >> > manually convert the XML files into PO/POT files for Launchpad to use >> > and will convert them back into XML. The translations will be released >> > under a BSD license, so (from what I understand) it's at least >> > partially >> > compatible with GPL. Do I have permission to upload the translations to >> > Launchpad to allow other translators to work on them? Also, can only >> > languages that use the Latin script (not Chinese, Russian, etc.) be >> > used >> > in Flightgear? >> > >> It's my understanding that for something to be included in the main >> FlightGear distribution, it must be licensed under the GPL. >> >> g. >> >> -- >> Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 >> http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. >> http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. >> Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. >> >> ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment >> A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. >> http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_! >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. >> Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire >> the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the >> Employer Resources Portal >> http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html >> _______________________________________________ >> Flightgear-devel mailing list >> Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > -- Saikrishna Arcot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
